[PRCo] Re: 1700-series PCC Interurban TrolleyCars

[Jim Holland]

THIS   sounds like the Fred we all know  --  you're sounding Good~!~!~!
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And from your statement below, You  ARE  Quite  KinD~!~!~!~!
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I'll just lettit go at that~!~!~!~!
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J
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Fred Schneider wrote:
> Phillip:
>
> .... I first saw Holland running the brand new Boeing cars at an ERA 
> convention in San Francisco about about 1980; I'm guessing he is 
> pushing 60.
> .... But then I never was a good judge of age.
>
> Now you can all come back and call me a son-of-a-b.
>
>
> Fred 3
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> On Oct 1, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:
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>> Questions are a route to understanding --
>> never hesitate to ask. Good to hear that you are healing but don't 
>> want to rush it. Your trip to Pgh. shall provide opportunity to get 
>> more questions answered if you go to the library at the museum as you 
>> wish. Then you can answer some of our questions.
>>
>> I haven't read all the emails at the website and probably never will 
>> but have seen a few of yours. Guessing you are a younger railfan who 
>> didn't see the streetcars of Prc. It was a fascinating system. I was 
>> very much impressed with your identification of Charleroi photos in 
>> an area that you haven't seen yourself.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Mark McGuire <macmarka at netzero.net>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:02:19 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1700-series PCC Interurban TrolleyCars
>>
>> That's quite alright, Phil. Most of the guys on this list are very up 
>> on the technical aspects of trolley operations. I am not. I have, 
>> however, learned to ask questions no matter how moronic they may be. 
>> I am glad I asked this question.    Fred III sent me an off-list 
>> e-mail once when I first signed up for this. In it he stated that 
>> everyone on this list puts their pants on one leg at a time. I took 
>> that to heart and became less ashamed to ask what I'm sure many 
>> percieved as "stupid questions".    In fact, I once again thought of 
>> that before I asked this latest question. I thank Fred for taking the 
>> time to do that.    I have learned more than can be imagined just by 
>> reading the posts on this list and am very thankful to be here.
>> Oh, and welcome aboard Phil. You've already taught me something and 
>> I'm sure you'll teach me even more.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> -- Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Pittsburgh was one of those companies. Power / coast used in the 
>> description because it is more !descriptive! than toggle / coast 
>> isn't it. Please accept my apologies for the confusion.
>>
>> Phil
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>> ----- Forwarded Message ----
>> From: Boris Cefer <westinghouse at iol..cz>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:04:14 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1700-series PCC Interurban TrolleyCars
>>
>> It was strictly prohibited on some properties to set the switch by 
>> power application because it causes burning to the overhead contactor 
>> and may cause also further damage to the track setting circuits. 
>> Pushing the track switch button limits the setting current to +/- 70 
>> amperes while power application is always higher than 220 amperes.
>>
>> B
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark McGuire" <macmarka at netzero.net>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:30 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1700-series PCC Interurban TrolleyCars
>>> Now please explain to a rookie what the track switch is for. I 
>>> thought the switches were controled by either coasting through or 
>>> applying power. Was this button mainly used in the older days?